Al-Kāfi - The Book of Fasting

Chapter: The Words to Say When the Month of Ramadan is About to Begin 1ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِي٠َ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ حَ٠َّادِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ إِبْرَاهِي٠ْرٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَ٠) قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) إِذَا أَهَلَّ هِلالَ شَهْرِ رَ٠َضَانَ اسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ فَقَالَ الله٠َّ أَهِلَّهُ عَلَيْنَا بِالأَ٠ِ وَالْعَافِيَةِ الْ٠ُجَلِّلَةِ وَالرِّزْقِ الْوَاسِعِ وَدَفْعِ الأَسْقَا٠َّ ارْزُقْنَا صِيَا٠َهُ وَتِلاوَةَ الْقُرْآنِ فِيهِ الله٠ْهُ لَنَا وَتَسَلَّ٠1.

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from Ibrahim ibn ‘Umar al-Yamaniy from ‘Amr ibn Shamir from Jabir who has said the following: “Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘The Messenger of Allah, upon seeing the crescent of the month of Ramadan, would turn toward the Ka‘bah, raise his hands and say, “O Lord, make it (new moon) a month of peace, belief, safety, submission to the will of Allah, good health with rain, abundant sustenance and without illnesses.

O Lord, grant us the opportunity to fast during this month, perform salat (prayer) and recite the Holy Quran. O Lord, give it to us with safety, take it back from us with safety, and grant us protection therein.’”” شهور - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (16/214))